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The Moot Court Honor Society Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law 1719 N. Broad
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Discover the Moot Court Honor Society... The Moot Court Honor Society is an organization of outstanding law students who are devoted to excellence in written and oral advocacy. Members bring appellate advocacy skills to the Society. The Moot Court Honor Society has been a Temple institution for decades. Many of Pennsylvania's most respected jurists were members of Temple's Moot Court organization. Moot Court members are selected as second-year and third-year law students through the Samuel Polsky Selection Competition, which is held during the fall semester. Polsky participants research and write an appellate brief, then argue both sides of the case before experienced attorneys who serve as appellate court justices. Students receiving the highest scores for brief writing and oral argument are invited to join the Society. New inductees argue again in a semi-final round, from which the four best advocates are chosen to argue before practicing jurists in a final competition in the law school's well-appointed Duane, Morris & Hecksher Moot Court Room. First and second place winners are chosen during this event, followed by an induction ceremony for new members before law school administrators, faculty and students, and the finest advocates from the Philadelphia legal community. During the spring semester, new members are enrolled in a three-credit Appellate Advocacy course in which they research and write a brief on a current United States Supreme Court case that has not been decided. The case is argued during the I. Herman Stern Competition. The Appellate Advocacy course satisfies the law school's upper level Research Writing requirement. The final grade in the course depends on the quality of the brief and performance in the Stern Cometition. The winners of the Final Round are sent to the American Bar Association National Moot Court Competition. During the second year of membership in the Moot Court Honor Society all members must participate in at least one of the many Moot Court competitions offered by law schools throughout the country, assist in the administration of the Polsky and Stern competitions, and attend lectures on appellate advocacy given by professors and guest speakers who are experienced advocates. Third-year students who complete all Moot Court obligations earn two ungraded credits. Click HERE for answers to frequently asked questions regarding the Polsky Competition and how to become a member of the Moot Court Honor Society. |
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